Apprentice Support (Employee Promotion)
Grant for apprentices with primary residence in Burgenland to support living and housing costs during vocational training. Applications are possible during the current training year until completion or termination of the training year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for apprentices in Burgenland to secure their training, compensate for disadvantages caused by labor market structure, and increase professional and local mobility in accordance with the Burgenland Employee Promotion Act.
Eligible expenses
- Apprenticeship support grant
- Housing cost subsidy
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Apprentice's main residence in Burgenland
- Gross annual income of the applicants up to €50,000
- Application during the current apprenticeship year until completion or termination of the apprenticeship year
- Maximum of 4 apprenticeship years per vocational training (apprenticeship with high school diploma excluded)
Documents required for application
- Fully completed application form
- Proof of apprentice compensation
- Income statements of all dependents
- Apprenticeship contract/training contract
- Confirmation from the training company
- Tax office notification regarding family allowance (for sole earners/single parents)
- Confirmation from the health insurance regarding co-insurance (for sole earners/single parents)
Description
The apprenticeship support program of the State of Burgenland offers a monthly subsidy of up to €233 for trainees with their main residence in Burgenland. The aim of this measure is to secure vocational training, compensate for structurally induced disadvantages in the labor market, and increase both professional and local mobility. Both the regular apprenticeship subsidy and an additional housing cost subsidy, depending on the year of apprenticeship, are funded. Applying parents or adult trainees with an annual gross income of no more than €50,000 can apply for funding during the active apprenticeship year, at the latest until the completion or termination of the training, for a maximum of four apprenticeship years (apprenticeships with a matriculation certificate excluded).
To apply, among other documents, a fully completed application form, proof of apprenticeship remuneration and family allowance, income evidence of all maintenance obligors, as well as the training contract and a confirmation from the training company must be submitted. Quarterly payments are made after submission of the required documents. Interested parties can find information about the digital application on the official e-government platform of the State of Burgenland and conveniently submit the funding application online.